Atty. Eliot M. Harris
Eliot Harris is a Seattle-based attorney who focuses on commercial litigation and insurance coverage matters. He represents clients in disputes involving insurance coverage, product liability, shareholder claims, commercial contracts, real estate, intellectual property, premises liability, and professional negligence.
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Eliot M. Harris is a business and litigation attorney based in Seattle, Washington, practicing at Williams Kastner. Admitted to practice in Washington, Washington State Bar Association, Oregon, Oregon State Bar, and Alaska, Alaska Bar Association. Educated at Seattle University (J.D., 2005) and University of Washington (B.A., 2002). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Insurance (2026). Serands clients in Seattle, WA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Eliot Harris is a Seattle-based attorney who focuses on commercial litigation and insurance coverage matters
- He represents clients in disputes involving insurance coverage, product liability, shareholder claims, commercial contracts, real estate, intellectual property, premises liability, and professional negligence
- He is licensed to practice in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska
- Eliot regularly advises clients on pre-litigation claim evaluation and insurance coverage analysis, and represents them in coverage disputes and insurance bad faith litigation
- His experience includes a wide range of insurance lines, including commercial general liability, employment practices liability, errors and omissions, directors and officers liability, liquor liability, homeowners, commercial property, auto, and marine insurance
- He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation (2024–2026) and has been repeatedly named a “Rising Star” by Washington Law and Politics Magazine
- Eliot serves on the board of directors of Williams Kastner and is active in national and regional legal organizations, including the American Bar Association, DRI, IRMI, and CLM
- He is a past chair of the Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee of the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and currently serves on the TIPS CLE Board Standing Committee and as vice chair of the TIPS Property Insurance Litigation Committee
- He has also contributed to the legal community through service with the Washington State Bar Association Committee of Law Examiners and by providing pro bono legal advice through the King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinic program
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Practicing law in Washington. Legal matters in Washington are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Seattle are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Washington state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Washington brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Washington courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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